Highlights
US retail sales, import/export prices and weekly jobless claims due at 8:30 am ET on a big day for macro news. Retail sales seen up 0.5 percent overall on the month, up 0.7 percent ex-autos, and up 0.4 percent ex-autos and gas as price increases skew the number higher, especially for gas and other fuel.
Import prices expected up 1.0 percent and export prices up 1.1 percent, again lifted by fuel costs. Claims are expected up at 208K from 200K, relatively stable in their recent range, suggesting not much change in the employment market despite volatility everywhere else.
Definition
Market Focus details key factors in the coming day that will impact the economic outlook and the financial markets. These include central bank events, economic indicators, policymaker speeches as well as expected political and corporate developments.
Description
Keeping up-to-date with event schedules and the economic calendar is key to understanding the global financial system. Econoday's Market Focus allows investors and policymakers to carefully track what will be making news and moving the financial markets in the coming day.